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Cloud Computing Security: Foundations and Challenges - Chapter 14: Cloud Computing Security Essentials and Architecture

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Author(s)

Michaela Iorga, Anil Karmel

Abstract

The document, a chapter of the "Cloud Computing Security: Foundations and Challenges" (CRC Press) discusses the essential security challenges and requirements for cloud consumers that intend to adopt cloud-based solutions for their information systems.
Citation
Cloud Computing Security: Foundations and Challenges
Publisher Info
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL

Keywords

cloud, cloud computing, security, cloud security, cloud architecture

Citation

Iorga, M. and Karmel, A. (2016), Cloud Computing Security: Foundations and Challenges - Chapter 14: Cloud Computing Security Essentials and Architecture, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, [online], https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315372112, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=919233 (Accessed October 22, 2025)

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Created September 8, 2016, Updated March 31, 2021
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